U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Dustin B. Ard, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Thursday from wounds he sustained during combat operations in Zabul, a southern Afghan province bordering Kandahar.
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Ard is the third Special Forces soldier to die in Afghanistan in less than two weeks. Master Sergeants Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Jose J. Gonzalez, 35, were killed in awhile on a joint operation with Afghan special operation soldiers in the northern province of Faryab. The proposed troop strength figure would see the withdrawal of roughly 5,400 U.S. forces from the region, prompting concerns among some congressional members who fear Afghanistan could turn into a staging ground for another September 11-style attack. Their concerns have grown as the Islamic State in Afghanistan, known as Islamic State Khorasan, has gained a foothold in the region.
"I think it's premature. I'm not using the 'withdraw' word right now," said U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff during a Pentagon press briefing on Wednesday."I'm using—we're going to make sure that Afghanistan is not a sanctuary, and we're going to try to have an effort to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.
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